Join us on Saturday, June 6 at Crissy Field for the 8th annual Bike-a-Thon/Walk-a-Thon for the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco. Cyclists and walkers will raise funds to support JDC’s legal services programs,…
Engage Your Summer Associates in Pro Bono Service With the Justice & Diversity Center
Registration is open for the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Homeless Advocacy Project’s (HAP) Summer Associates in Public Service Program. The program enables firms to provide crucial legal services to low-income and homeless San Francisco residents, while summer associates learn…
Magna Carta Celebrates Its 800th Anniversary
Eight hundred years ago, the sealing of Magna Carta on a grassy English meadow at Runnymeade by the Thames took place when barons coerced King John of England into granting a number of rights and liberties. Magna Carta (Latin: “the…
Focus on Pro Bono: Firms and Attorneys Encouraged to Sign on to Pledge
The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Board of Directors recently issued a call to action encouraging members and law firms to give back with pro bono service. A set of pro bono pledges, one aimed at law firms and…
Judges Honor and Thank Volunteers Who Represent Federal Court Litigants Pro Bono
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize the volunteers of the Federal Pro Bono Project, which arranges pro bono counsel for pro se litigants in federal court. In February, the Northern District Court of California and JDC…
Balboa High School Wins San Francisco County Mock Trial Competition
Stealing while on an internship? No, this is not an episode of “I Almost Got Away With It,” this is the 2015 San Francisco County High School Mock Trial Competition. As one of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) diversity…
“Open Doors” 1L Job Shadow Program Launched
Since the Great Recession, Bay Area law students have found a tougher entry-level job market. As a mentor to law students and lawyers, long-time BASF member and McDermott Will & Emery partner A. Marisa Chun wondered whether law students could…
Five Reasons You Should Sign the Pro Bono Pledge
The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Board of Directors recently voted to release a new call to action encouraging members and law firms to give back with pro bono service. A set of pro bono pledges, one aimed at…
School-To-College Continues to Make a Real Difference in Widening the Diversity Pipeline To College
School-To-College (STC) is one of several diversity pipeline programs of the Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco. Currently embedded in the Academy of Arts & Sciences high school in San Francisco, the STC program provides…
One Attorney, One Saturday a Month, 32 Years = 1,600 Pro Bono Hours
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) happily spotlights our Volunteer of the Month, Frederick Craw, who has been volunteering at JDC’s free Legal Advice and Referral Clinics (LARC) for 32 years because he believes that practicing law is a privilege,…
In 17 Years, 92 Diverse Students Have Benefited from Scholarships
The Minority Law Student Scholarship Application is now available online. Students can download the 2015 application at www.sfbar.org/scholarships. Deadline to apply is April 10, 2015. Thanks to the generosity of the legal community, the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) continues to…
Homeless Advocacy Project Has a New Home: 125 Hyde Street
Having lost its lease as a result of the rent squeeze a healthy San Francisco economy has created, the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) moved February 1, 2015, into its new home at 125 Hyde Street. This Tenderloin location puts the project…